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9 total messages Started by Renan Thu, 26 Oct 2006 16:52

#2978

Author: Renan
Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 16:52

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How do I detect the directory of the software I'm running ( I want this software to detect its own directory)

How do I get system date?

Thanks

Re: detect software directory

#2980

Author: Ed Mulroy
Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 17:16

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> How do I detect the directory of the software I'm running

GetCurrentDirectory

> How do I get system date?

GetLocalTime
GetSystemTime

.  Ed

> Renan wrote in message
> news:4540e7c1$1@newsgroups.borland.com...
>
> How do I detect the directory of the software I'm running ( I want
> this software to detect its own directory)
>
> How do I get system date?

Re: detect software directory

#2982

Author: Remy Lebeau (TeamB)
Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 18:52

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"Renan" <nospam_dot_gulbrrs@gmail_dot_.com> wrote in message
news:4540e7c1$1@newsgroups.borland.com...

> How do I detect the directory of the software I'm running
> ( I want this software to detect its own directory)

Call GetModuleFileName() and then strip off the filename portion.


Gambit

Re: detect software directory

#2983

Author: Remy Lebeau (TeamB)
Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 18:53

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"Ed Mulroy" <dont_email_me@bitbuc.ket> wrote in message
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> GetCurrentDirectory

Why would you recommend that?  The current working directory for a process
is dynamic (and can even be specified when the process is first started).
It is not a very reliable way to get the folder that the application is
running in.


Gambit

Re: detect software directory

#2984

Author: Ed Mulroy
Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 19:16

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> Why would you recommend that?

Because I understood that to be what he was asking for.

As for it being dynamic, that is under program control and he is writing the 
program.

.  Ed

> Remy Lebeau wrote in message
> news:4541047a$3@newsgroups.borland.com...
>
>> GetCurrentDirectory
>
> Why would you recommend that?  The current working directory
> for a process is dynamic (and can even be specified when the
> process is first started).  It is not a very reliable way to get the
> folder that the application is running in.

Re: detect software directory

#2887

Author: Bob Gonder
Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 19:21

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Ed Mulroy wrote:

>> How do I detect the directory of the software I'm running
>
>GetCurrentDirectory

GetModuleFileName might work more often, if he wants the directory of
the executable.

Re: detect software directory

#2889

Author: Remy Lebeau (TeamB)
Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 19:45

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"Ed Mulroy" <dont_email_me@bitbuc.ket> wrote in message
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> As for it being dynamic, that is under program control and
> he is writing the program.

It may be under program controll, but there are plenty of VCL and Win32
controls that change the working directory at runtime for their own
purposes.  The working directory is also under user control as well - create
a shortcut to the program, and the "Start In" field has direct effect on the
initial value that GetCurrentDirectory() returns.


Gambit

Re: detect software directory

#2894

Author: Roger
Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2006 14:28

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>
> How do I detect the directory of the software I'm running ( I want this 
> software to detect its own directory)
>
What about:

  AnsiString asPath = ExtractFilePath(Application->ExeName);

Roger

Re: detect software directory

#2901

Author: Bruce Larrabee
Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2006 12:45

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Roger wrote:

>>How do I detect the directory of the software I'm running ( I want this 
>>software to detect its own directory)
>>
> 
> What about:
> 
>   AnsiString asPath = ExtractFilePath(Application->ExeName);
> 
> Roger 
> 
> 

This is what I do.

Bruce

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